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| "Love
Is In the Air, Rats Are Everywhere" |
Filmed
November 4-6, 2004
Airdate: February 24, 200
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| RC speculation |
| IC speculation |
| Boot speculation |
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Episode
descriptions
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CBS: "-
One tribe's beach is overrun with unwelcome little visitors.
- One Survivor is suspicious about a special alliance developing
between two tribemates.
- While enjoying a feast, a tribe notices one member's reclusive
behavior.
- A tribe attempts to recover a lost provision. Will they be
successful in the task, or will they succumb to exhaustion?" |
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| REWARD
CHALLENGE/ "Gauntlet Dash" - Ulong wins? |
The
"gauntlet" in the challenge name (thanks, Dreamer)
is a bunch of swinging sacks, threatening to knock contestants
from balance beams
and
spinning
barrels. This challenge looks like it was designed to hurt. Lots
of footage of Bobby Jon screaming in this challenge. And a lot
of focus on Angie. Also someone (on Koror?) appears to slip on
the dock in a particularly painful fashion. But they are playing
for something useful: Fishing gear (mask, snorkel, fins and Hawaiian
sling... again thanks to Dreamer). And as noted by the observant
BJ at
MESS, the flippers and mask are visible in one of Bobby Jon's barrel-slamming
scenes (middle row, second from left below). This confirms this
challenge is indeed the RC.
Who wins? The CBS bullet point mentioning the recluse at the feast
(above) suggests Angie's tribe wins (presumably catching said feast
with their new gear). Koror may have spent the time leading up
to the challenge trying to retrieve their flint, perhaps putting
them at a disadvantage. On the other hand, there are all the shots
of Bobby Jon in anguish. Tough call, but collectively,
weak evidence for an Ulong win.
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| REWARD
CHALLENGE pictures/ Click on thumbnails above for larger version |
Stop,
drop and roll... |
Ouch!
That's gonna leave a mark... |
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| IMMUNITY
CHALLENGE/ "Heads Up" (underwater retrieval) - Koror wins? |
Since
the other challenge clearly involves the gauntlet, the diving and
water-retrieval scenes must be from the IC (which fits the title).
The challenge appears to require swimming out to markers (the "30"
buoy, below, also the "40" buoy, barely visible with Ian and Tom),
diving and pulling something to the surface. There are can-like
objects
floating
around
Willard
and
Tom. Caryn
is
also shown in what may be a shot from this challenge, apparently
on dry land. It's possible the sunken objects need to be assembled
(puzzle?) on the beach in order to finish.
Given
Ian's diving prowess, this should be Koror's challenge to lose,
although the person we see bringing something
to the surface is Tom. Either way, Koror looks good. Additionally,
Angie is shown wet, wearing her bra, looking upset. Since she doesn't
wear
her bra in the RC, this must be the IC, with Ulong losing yet again.
The shot of Bobby Jon and Kim looking upset may also be from this
challenge, presumably also after losing. Besides, a Koror
win fits
Probst's pre-game prattle about one tribe paying for booting the
strong.
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CHALLENGE pictures/ Click on thumbnails above for larger version |
Anybody
want some beans? |
Chopping
block, here I come! |
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BOOT/
Jeff? Ashlee |
For
this week's boot, we look again to Ulong. Do they continue booting
the strong? Probably not, unless another strong person gives the
rest of the tribe some other reason to boot them. Angie is the
obvious choice, but we think she's a little too obvious. Then again,
in a tribe infested with models, silly things like logic and foresight
could easily be tossed aside in favor of booting whoever was hogging
the tribe's hair dryer right before confessionals were filmed.
If we look to the episode title, we can single out Jeff as
a potential boot. "Love Is In The Air" could have a double
meaning, in which one of the "lovers" is left hanging
at Tribal Council (or perhaps knocked into the air by the gauntlet).
The betrayal interpretation seems more likely when coupled with
the "rats" half of the title. Jolanda revealed on Survivor
Live that Jeff was in charge during Ulong's horrendous paddling
performance in the Ep1 IC. So while we haven't seen a lot of this
guy, we could be seeing even less of him rather quickly.
James is also a potential boot candidate. He's
suddenly the oldest on his tribe, and not as strong as the younger
men, and therefore may appear expendable. He also appears to take
a big fall in the RC (at least until we get clearer footage than
the web promo). Also, as Probst is dismissing Ulong from the first
tribal council, the camera cuts to close-ups of James, then Ashlee,
as Probst is admonishing the tribe. With the camera on James, Probst
says "You need to stop with the excuses," then the editing cuts
to Ashlee, as Probst says "and get a plan, or you will be back
here very soon." These are not portents of success for James and
Ashlee.
Speaking of whom, while we can't imagine Ashlee
being stealthy in any way, it appears she slipped under our radar
for this week's boot. But as Izad
notes at Sucks, she appears to be (or someone pretending to be her
is) selling her buff on eBay at the moment (no bids at this time).
As erickman noticed later, she's also hocking a
pair of jeans. If she's getting booted this week, this is certainly
the time to be doing it.
In short, we have no clue who gets booted, but it should be on
Ulong. Angie, Bobby Jon, Kim and Ibrehem are also possibilities.
We'll guess Jeff. We assume Snewser will lift the veil of uncertainty
shortly after voting in his game closes. Check back then for the
updated
answer.
Update: Dammit, we suck at guessing. Snewser says it's Ashlee.
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